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Enforcing seat rules must be working at NHRA. I plan on doing my part.
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Uh, Travis, the car in question was thrown out at an IHRA race, so it sounds like they ARE enforcing the rules. Your post and some others on here make it sound like they were not.
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Page 110, Interior:6, paragraph 2, Upholstery, Must have full factory-type upholstery, including factory-type floor mats or carpet, door panels and headliner, and front and rear seats".
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Floor mats OR carpet? What cars came with floor mats but not carpet?
The 2010 IHRA rulebook states "Must have full factory-type upholstery, including front and rear seats when so equipped from factory, and factory-type floormats in place."
Can't wait for people to start getting tossed for lack of floormats.
Good thing the Toyotas aren't in the Guide.... people would have the throttle getting hung open.
My wife pointed out that her '08 Charger didn't come with floormats -- they're an option on the car that you had to pay over $100 extra for!
I second Jeff Lee's post. "Factory-type" sounds subjective to me. Now a late-model seat in an old car, that's obviously incorrect. Bench vs bucket, obvious difference. If they care, they should explicitly state "correct for year/make/model" or "period correct, within reason, contact for approval" or whatever.
FWIW, I have a bench seat in my car, and have no problem reaching the shifter.